Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Rehabilitation"
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The benefits of hydrotherapy to patients with spinal cord injuries
(AOSIS, 2018)Background: Many patients with spinal cord injury (PWSCI) lead sedentary lifestyles, experiencing poor quality of life and medical challenges. PWSCI don’t like to participate in land-based-exercises because it’s tedious ... -
A comparative overview of exercise and health related professions: athletic training, clinical exercise physiology and biokinetics
(LAM Publications, 2017)The world has embraced the salutogenic effect of sport and physical activity in view of its role in promoting thewell-being of mankind. This international consensus has transformed this pastime into a multi-billion dollar/rand ... -
Comparative review of rehabilitative professions assisting patients with lower back pain in South Africa
(Southern African Alliance for Sport Science, Physical Education and Recreation, 2017)Biokinetics is the youngest profession to emerge among the South African rehabilitative fraternity to assist with the management of lower back pain. This discipline is borne out of the philosophy “Exercise is Medicine” and ... -
Ergonomic principles as an adjunct to the profession of biokinetics
(Sage, 2020)Work-related injuries date back to antiquity. Attempts to resolve these work-related challenges have, inter alia, led to the establishment of the professions of Ergonomics, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational ...